he's plugged into us. if he's not going to make it here, he's not going to make it. >> i'm leaving this open right now. and i'm willing to give you the opportunity, but like i said, the window's closing, and you have to open it back up. >> honestly speaking, i wouldn't have went to cep. i probably would've just dropped out. and mr. gasparello making this, like... making this happen for me, i appreciate it a lot, and i'm going to do my part. i have to. i'm going to do my part. >> make it work. >> yes, sir, i got you. i'm going to make it work. >> marcus says the right things. and i'm hoping that more than saying those things, he's got to want to do it, to make that change, because he wants something better and he owns it. and that's the thing i'm not sure about on him yet. >> marco. >> hi. >> where were you yesterday? >> that one, i was at home sick. >> don't play. you skipped. be honest. senior skip day. >> yeah. >> marco has had attendance problems, so that's why i stay on him. you know that's going to en